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Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism established itself as one of the major turning points in twentieth-century art, emerging in New York in the 1940s around what would become known as the New York School.

Driven by figures as diverse as Jackson Pollock and his gestural dripping technique, Mark Rothko and his meditative fields of color, or Willem de Kooning and his energetic compositions oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the movement marked a decisive break with European traditions by placing spontaneity of gesture, monumental scale, and a direct physical relationship between painter and canvas at the heart of artistic practice.

Drawing on Surrealist explorations of automatism and the unconscious, it transformed painting into a space for experimentation in which color, material, and movement ceased to serve representation and instead became an autonomous language carrying an unprecedented emotional and existential intensity.

This shift in the center of gravity of Western art toward New York also represented the affirmation of an American cultural identity on the international stage, whose impact would resonate throughout contemporary artistic creation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that extend this foundational legacy through lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and chromatic explorations, reflecting the enduring vitality of a movement that profoundly transformed our understanding of what painting can be.

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Painting, Claim 194, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 194

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Very Fast, Simone Travaglini

Very Fast

Simone Travaglini

Painting . 56 x 76 x 1 cm Painting . 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€430

Painting, Claim 99, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 99

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 95, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 95

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 90, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 90

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Watersound I, Ana Monnaco

Watersound I

Ana Monnaco

Painting . 50.8 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€758

Painting, Claim 82, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 82

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,680

Painting, Claim 81, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 81

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Print, Strata #18, Petr Strnad

Strata #18

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #17, Petr Strnad

Strata #17

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #16, Petr Strnad

Strata #16

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Painting, Not Impossible, Steven Miller

Not Impossible

Steven Miller

Painting . 111.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 44 x 44 x 2 inch

€5,572

Painting, Tidal Palette, Kamo Atoyan

Tidal Palette

Kamo Atoyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€223

Painting, Sian Ka'an, Andrada Anghel

Sian Ka'an

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 76.2 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 72 x 0.1 inch

€2,238

Painting, Contemplation, Karen Hale

Contemplation

Karen Hale

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,608

Painting, Mujeres XII, Eulogia Merle

Mujeres XII

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 48 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,188

Painting, Sans titre, Sophie Mangelsen

Sans titre

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€300

Painting, Heart-XVII, Stanislav Bojankov

Heart-XVII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,500 €1,500

Sculpture, Love, Jose Manuel Solares

Love

Jose Manuel Solares

Sculpture . 35 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 20.1 x 2 inch

€550

Painting, Untitled 54, Eva Pacheco

Untitled 54

Eva Pacheco

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Shrouded Memories, Flora B

Shrouded Memories

Flora B

Painting . 121.5 x 91.5 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.8 x 36 x 0.6 inch

€3,927

Painting, Snow abstract, Alena Di Santo

Snow abstract

Alena Di Santo

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€357

Painting, Storm, Andrada Anghel

Storm

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,189

Painting, Autumn, Aloyzas Smilingis

Autumn

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Tender Sea, Shulyak Tatyana

Tender Sea

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 72 x 78 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Sculpture, Red equilibrium, Alla Grande

Red equilibrium

Alla Grande

Sculpture . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Berlingot, Dam Domido

Berlingot

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€3,500

Painting, A summer morning, Le Hai Linh

A summer morning

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 79 x 99.3 x 3.3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 39.1 x 1.3 inch

€1,685

Painting, La grâce, Dam Domido

La grâce

Dam Domido

Painting . 94 x 160 x 0.01 cm Painting . 37 x 63 x 0 inch

€3,400

Painting, Graff 2322, Dam Domido

Graff 2322

Dam Domido

Painting . 120 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€3,600

Painting, Ankerwycke, Geoff Howard

Ankerwycke

Geoff Howard

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 0.2 inch

€3,353

Painting, Hope, Ansgar Dressler

Hope

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,132

Painting, Oil field, Ansgar Dressler

Oil field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,034

Painting, Gold rush, Ansgar Dressler

Gold rush

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.2 inch

€1,943

Painting, Mojito, Ansgar Dressler

Mojito

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,489

Painting, Oil Field, Ansgar Dressler

Oil Field

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€981